Chapter 155 Dual Blades, Icy Brilliance in the Martial World (24)

In no time, Qi Jiayan had brilliantly completed his preparations.

Having satisfied her appetite, Bai Tang smiled and said to Tantai Ziheng, “Tantai Ziheng, come with me. I have something to discuss with you.”

Without giving Tantai Ziheng a chance to refuse, Bai Tang had already walked away. Tantai Ziheng snorted, set down the roasted chicken in his hands, and followed her.

“I have nothing to say to you,” Tantai Ziheng said with displeasure.

Bai Tang couldn’t be bothered to say more to Tantai Ziheng, handing over the control of the body to Yaoyao as she temporarily stepped back.

Yaoyao returned to her own body, her head spinning for a moment, almost feeling faint.

Tantai Ziheng sneered, “Bai Tang, if you called me here to put on a show, to display your vulnerability, there’s really no need for it.”

Leaning against a tree, Yaoyao said, “Ziheng, can’t you tell the difference between me and Young Lady Bai?”

Tantai Ziheng’s expression changed, disbelief evident as he examined her for a moment before exclaiming with surprise, “Yaoyao! You’re back in your own body!”

Tantai Ziheng quickly helped Yaoyao to sit down.

Yaoyao grasped Tantai Ziheng’s hand and said, “Ziheng, I’m still too weak, I can’t stay for long. Today, I only have a quarter of an hour.”

Frowning, Tantai Ziheng said, “Yaoyao, is it that Bai Tang’s doing? I’ll kill her.”

“Ziheng, you have too many biases against Young Lady Bai. She’s a very good person. It’s her who saved me. If she really wanted my body, she could have waited for my consciousness to completely dissipate. There was no need for her to use her own soul to nurture me,” Yaoyao explained.

Tantai Ziheng pursed his lips and said, “She took over your body—she should save you, and she should seek revenge for you. She might not be a good person.”

Yaoyao couldn’t understand, “Ziheng, why do you think that way? Young Lady Bai has never owed me anything. She saved my life. Besides, she has helped me… even if she wanted me to give my body to her, I would be willing. But Young Lady Bai insisted that I rest and plan for the future. Ziheng, I hope you can reconsider Young Lady Bai.”

Tantai Ziheng remained silent, a meeting with Yaoyao that should have been a joyous occasion now overshadowed by the presence of Bai Tang. This Bai Tang seemed to be nothing but trouble.

Yaoyao continued, “Ziheng, I don’t want you to harbor prejudice against Young Lady Bai. Also, I don’t want you to interfere in what Young Lady Bai does. The breaking off of the engagement was not Young Lady Bai acting on her own, but it was me pleading with her to break it. If you want to blame someone, blame me, don’t involve Young Lady Bai.”

Ever since he learned that this Bai Tang was not the same person he thought she was, Tantai Ziheng had firmly believed that it was Bai Tang who broke off the engagement, not Yaoyao’s voluntary decision.

But now, Yaoyao was telling him that she had pleaded with Bai Tang to break off the engagement.

Tantai Ziheng was deeply puzzled. “Why? Why break off our engagement? Yaoyao, have I treated you poorly? Or… do you not like me enough?”

Yaoyao took a moment to gather her thoughts and said, “The words Young Lady Bai spoke that day were also what I wanted to say. In this life, I have been burdened with hatred. I love you, Ziheng, that’s true. But my remaining years cannot be dedicated solely to loving you. In my heart, avenging the deaths of my loved ones is more important than you. As a daughter, with parents and friends unjustly killed, how can I live peacefully? Uncle is unwilling to get involved in this mess. 

“Without Wind Guardian Hall, I wouldn’t be the wife of the Young Villa Master of your Divine Sword Villa. Why go through all this trouble? Are you willing to wait? Willing to wait for ten years? Ziheng, it’s not just one or two years, it’s ten years. Even if you’re willing to wait, is Uncle willing? How can I be so selfish? The engagement has been broken off. If we are destined, good things will happen in the future. If we are not, someday you’ll find a good wife, and I’ll continue on my own path.”

Tantai Ziheng felt trapped in a maze, unable to find a way out. “They are just dead people, are they more important than me?”

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